Furniture, rugs and mattresses are set out for curbside pickup on St. Louis Avenue in Ocean City after Hurricane Sandy flooded much of the downtown area.

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Arlo Hemphill

"Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality." These were the bold and perhaps somewhat controversial words of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to the devastation that Superstorm Sandy brought upon his state. Shortly afterwards, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg followed suit with the statement, "While the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of (climate change), the risk that it might be - given this week's devastation - should compel all elected leaders to take immediate ...